Chapter Eleven
A/N: Sorry this is so late! Thanks to everyone who's read, followed, favorited and reviewed this story, it means a lot! This is the last chapter so enjoy. :)
Claudius Temple
I clear my throat and, with a nod from a technician near the door, I lean forward and start talking dramtically into the microphone.
'Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to the last four Tributes in this year's Hunger Games! Tonight, I'd like to invite our remaining Tributes to a special feast at the Cornucopia at nightfall. Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favour!'
Drake
Gaia and I smirk at each other as we collect our weapons, me, my whip and she, her bow, quiver and remaining arrows. We both then head for the empty Cornucopia and set our things out to wait in comfort until nightfall.
Dekka
I sit calmly by the small pond and drink as much as I can. Sitting back on my haunches, I sigh deeply, then jump forward, startled by the sound of trumpets and Claudius Temple's voice, announcing a feast at the Cornucopia.
So, I muse, hand tightening on my axe, this is the grand finale is it? I'lI make sure not to disappoint.
Diana
I get to the fringes of the forest surrounding the Cornucopia just as night begins to fall. I crouch behind a bush and try to make myself as unnoticeable as possible. Night falls quickly, unnaturally so, a sure sign it's being controlled by a Gamemaker somewhere. I settle down to wait, but don't have to wait long for action. The last two Career tributes stand up at the mouth of the Cornucopia. I duck quickly to make sure they don't see me, but while peeking through the leaves, I see a flash of silver as an axe flies through the air and buries itself in the girl's chest. She stares down at it, her bow slipping from her grasp as she falls to her knees. I see the tall, black girl from Seven appraoch her as the other Career cries out in rage.
Dekka
'That's for Brianna,' I snarl as I yank the axe from her chest and she falls backwards, dead. The boy yells and charges at me, but I'm ready. Leaping to my feet, I run in to meet him, too close for him to use his whip, and raise my axe. With a cry, I bring it down and slice his right arm clean off at the upper arm with the razor sharp blade. With a scream of agony, he falls to his knees and as I bury the axe in his chest, he dies just as his ally did.
Diana
Now is the time to attack, I think, as the tribute from Seven brutally hacks of the Career boy's arm. I breathe deeply, muster my courage and run from the cover of the bush, tackling the girl just as she finishes him off. She's much bigger than me, but I'm lucky and, taking her by surprise, she falls beneath me, losing her axe in the process. I lunge for it but she seizes my ankle and pulls me back to her. We struggle for a moment, punching, clawing and rolling in the dirt, but her size gives her an advantage and finally she overpowers me. She grabs her axe, kicking at my scrabbling hand and punches me in the side of the head, stunning me, then stands over me, weapon raised, breathing heavily. I lay back, unable to move, giving up, but when I look at her I see her face crumble in misery.
'I'm so sorry,' she whispers.
Dekka
'I'm so sorry,' I whisper in a choked voice. She closes her eyes as I take aim. I raise my arm and bring the axe down straight into her forehead and she dies immediately. Her cannon fires and trumpets blare to signal her death, my victory and the end of the Games. It's over.
I have won. I have lost.